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Wednesday, February 5, 2025
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – A cool, clear start shifted to beautiful sunny skies for the 2024 Mackinac Bridge Walk today, which undoubtedly reassured the roughly 30,000 people who made plans to participate today. “While not the largest crowd we’ve seen, 30,000 is on the upper end of the range of 21,000-35,000 […]
LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan Department of Corrections will be hosting several recruitment events this week to hire corrections officers, heath care staff, skilled trades staff, and other positions. Events will take place in Chippewa County Friday. New corrections officer recruits will attend one of two regional Corrections Officer Training Academies in […]
ST. IGNACE, Mich. – The 2024 Mackinac Bridge Walk on Labor Day, Sept. 2, is just days away, and final preparations are under way. “Whether you plan to cross the Mackinac Bridge in your car or RV, or you plan to join in the Annual Bridge Walk, we want to make […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, MI. On August 27, 2024, at approximately 8:15 p.m., troopers from the MichiganState Police (MSP) Gaylord Post and deputies from the Otsego County Sheriff’s Department respondedto a residence in Elmira Twp. for a domestic dispute involving gunfire. Upon arrival, troopers made entryinto the home and located a 57-year-old […]
Searchers discovered a small plane that crashed in Michigan’s Lake Huron 17 years ago, as well as the remains of a long-missing passenger, Michigan State Police said Wednesday. The remains were identified as H. Brooke Stauffer Jr., 56, who lived in Washington, D.C. He was a passenger in a plane […]
Hope Snyder, 43, of Kincheloe, was sentenced before Judge Susan Sniegowski in the 51st Circuit Court in Mason County to 35-60 years incarceration for murder of Jeffery Grant and the killing of his two dogs by arson, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Synder pleaded no contest to second-degree Murder, first-degree arson, and […]
SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— Lake Superior State University held an investiture ceremony Tuesday for new president, Dr. David Travis. A dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada, Travis has bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geography from the University of Georgia. His Ph.D. in geography is from Indiana University. Travis began […]
LANSING, MICH. Motor carrier officers from the Michigan State Police, Commercial Vehicle EnforcementDivision (MSP/CVED) will be conducting safety inspections at weigh station facilities and in rest arealocations throughout the state August 25 – 31. This enforcement operation is part of the annual Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Brake Safety […]
[Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan] – Four local credit unions are joining forces to bring financialliteracy to high school students in the Eastern Upper Peninsula this upcoming school year. U.P.State Credit Union, Soo Co-op Credit Union, Tahquamenon Area Credit Union, and DeTourDrummond Community Credit Union will be hosting free Financial Reality Fairs […]
James Parker, Vice President of Central Savings Bank, has been awarded the 2024 Community Spirit Award from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Indianapolis (FHLBank Indianapolis). Since 2007, the annual award has honored individuals at one of FHLBank Indianapolis’ member institutions in Indiana and Michigan who show an outstanding dedication […]